Literary Chic: From a Heroine to a Fashion Icon
Note: This article was originally published in Serbian back in 2016 by our editor Maja Žikić. Literature often treats fashion as a symbol of impermanence. Yet, it’s not uncommon for…
11 Interesting Facts you may not Know About Oscar Wilde
Besides being one of the most famous English authors, Oscar Wilde was also one of the most intriguing people who have ever lived on Earth. He was a significant storyteller,…
Writing Hacks: Strange Habits of English and American Authors
Mark Twain once said: "Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words." But is it always so? Tireless perfectionists like James Joyce and Dorothy…
Five Famous Fiends
Author's note: This list is, of course, completely biased. Where there is light, there must be darkness, and where there is good, evil must also dwell. Upon our earthly abode,…
To Virginia Woolf, who created stars out of waves
"The waves showed that uneasiness, like something alive, restive, expecting the whip, of waves before a storm." - Jacob’s Room Where does one start when trying to approach the grandeur of…
If on a winter’s night a traveller you knock on Neil Gaiman’s door
Winter is coming, or so they say. Well, I guess that they are right. It is really cold outside these days. Yet somehow I really like how solemn everything gets…
Happy birthday, Emily Brontë!
On this day in 1818, a renowned British novelist and poet, Emily Brontë was born. To pay homage to Brontë's enormous writing talent, we compiled a list of little-known, yet interesting…